Hair-fastener.



No..665,368. Patented Jan. I, 190i. E. R. GUDWARD.

HAIR FASTENER.

' (Application filed. Jul 81, 1900.

(No Model.)

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ERNEST R. GODWARD, OF INVEROARGILL, NEW ZEALAND, ASSIGNOR TO THE GODWARDS SPIRAL PIN AND NEW INVENTIONS COMPANY,

LIMITED.

SPECIFICATION forming-part of Letters Patent No. 665,368, dated January 1, 1901.

Application filed July 31, 1900.

with a series of coils and in which the head is swiveled, so that by grasping the head of the pin the spiral body may be caused to penetrate the hair or fabric or to be withdrawn therefrom. Heretofore such a construction has been known, but has proved objectionable by reason of the fact that the spiral was not continuous to the penetrating point; but instead this point was straightened out to be substantially in line with the part of the shank above the spiral, with the result that when inserted in the hair or fabric the coils simply followed in the path of the straight point and had no binding or pinning effect. In my construction, however, I form the spiral or coil directly to the point, and as the pin enters the hair or fabric the penetrating point describes a spiral path which gathers in the hair within its diameter and on each side of its center, and thus can be utilized to secure 0 the hair in any position, serving the full purpose of a hair-pin without requiring to be worked in and out of a straight line, as is common with the ordinary two-pronged pins. I have also aimed to simplify and cheapen the construction and arrangement of the swiveled head.

In the drawings, Figure l is an elevation of one form of head. Fig. 2 is a modification of the head. Fig. 3 is a further modification.

The body of the pin A is spirally formed, terminating in a point a, forming a continuation of the spiral. The point a does not vary Serial No. 25,412. (No model.)-

in its curve from that of the body of the pin and is therefore adapted to enter the hair or fabric at an angle and describe a spiral path through the same, thus gathering within the coils of the pin the hair or fabric within the line of the diameter of the coils. The shank b of the pin may be straight, and to this I attach a head B, having a turning or swiveled connection therewith. In Fig. 1 Ishow the simplest and cheapest form of head, consisting of one or more strands of wire bent around the end of the shank b, which is grooved to receive it. This permits the head to be grasped in the hand and held stationary,while the spirally-formed pin has free movement in and out of the hair or fabric.

In Fig. 2 the groove 0 is formed in the shank and the head has a sleeve d, which is indented to engage the groove 0. The head may be ornamented, as shown at e.

In Fig. 3 I show the grooved shank and the sleeve. The sleeve has a tubular cross-piece f, and this is adapted to receive the pin of a brooch or other ornament, (shown at g.) This may be made permanent or removable, as desired.

The shank instead of being grooved may be provided with a bead or projection and the sleeve or head may be grooved to receive it.

I claim- A spiral hair-pin adapted to gather two locks of hair, comprising a head swiveled to one end of said pin, the entering end or point of the pin being located to one side of the axial line of the spiral whereby when the pin is pressed into the hair in a direct line it will gather hair on each side of the axial line of the pin, substantially as described.

ERNEST R. GODWARD.

Witnesses:

F. L. MIDDLETON, EDvv. L. REED. 

